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Dr. Markus J. FriedlDr. Markus J. Friedl

Dr. Markus J. Friedl, Dr., LL.M. (Georgetown University)

Dr. Markus J. Friedl (Counsel) has practiced in the areas of corporate law, M&A, restructuring and capital markets since 2001. He has broad experience in advising companies and financial investors in connection with national and cross-boarder M&A transactions and restructurings. In addition, he advises companies on corporate law matters and corporate finance law issues.

Dr. Friedl has published a variety of articles concerning subjects related to commercial law and is a co-author of a commentary on the German Securities Publication Act and a commentary on the German Bond Act, which is to be published in the future.

FIELDS OF COMPETENCE

Education

University of Bayreuth
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Dr. iur.)
Georgetown University, Washington D.C. (LL.M.)

ADDRESS

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwalts AG

Taunusanlage 1

D-60329 Frankfurt

PHONE
+49 69 976 9601 360
FAX
+49 69 976 9601 102
E-MAIL
Markus.Friedl(at)sza.de

MANDATES

  • Advice to the Mexican family office Tresalia Capital S.A. de C.V. on the acquisition of Artega Automobil GmbH & Co KG
  • Advice to a German tourism group on the sale of its interest in a hotel company in the Dominican Republic
  • Advice to Novabase, SGPS S.A. on the restructuring of its German business activities and the sale of various business units
  • Advice to paybox group on the sale of its shares in paybox solutions AG and of intellectual property rights to Sybase Deutschland GmbH
  • Advice to a German transport company on the sale of its long distance bus travel business
  • Advice to a US private equity investor on the planned acquisition of the packaging business of a German company, the planned acquisition of the lubricants business of a German company and the acquisition of an international packaging business
  • Advice to Ripplewood Holdings on the acquisition of a German automotive company
  • Advice to a German private equity investor on the planned acquisition of a NPL-portfolio
  • Advice to a French private equity investor on the acquisition of a German company
  • Advice to an insolvency administrator in insolvency proceedings concerning various automotive companies and the subsequent sale of the business units
  • Advice to a shareholder of a German nutrition group in corporate disputes
  • Advice to a German listed company on the planned merger with another listed company
  • Advice to Procter & Gamble on questions of stock corporations and group law in connection with restructuring measures after the takeover of Wella AG
  • Advice to a US media company on joint venture negotiations with a German stock corporation
  • Advice to Siliken Group on its business activities in Germany and in the field of renewable energy law
  • Advice to various board members of German stock corporations in connection with the conclusion of service and termination agreements
  • Advice to the executive board and the supervisory board on commenting on a takeover offer
  • Advice to an executive of a target company regarding a due diligence in the course of an impending obligatory offer
  • Advice to banks on the emission of high yield bonds structured under US law and listed in Luxemburg

PUBLICATIONS

  • §§ 9, 10, 11, 12 und 16 WpPG (§§ 9 und 16 with Corinna Ritz) in Wertpapierprospektgesetz - Kommentar (2009)
  • "Erwerb über die Börse", van Kann (Hrsg.) Praxishandbuch Unternehmenskauf (2009), 243
  • Formularbuch Recht und Steuern, 6. Auflage (2008), co-author
  • "Debt-Buy-Backs - Analyse und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten", Finanz-Betrieb 2009, 227 (with Ingo Natusch)
  • "Finanzierungsinstrumente als Alternative zu Tracking Stocks", M&A-Review 2008, 401
  • "Auswirkungen des Treibhausgas-Emissionshandelsgesetzes für den Unternehmenskauf", RdE 2006, 150
  • "Die Stellung des Aufsichtsrats der Zielgesellschaft bei Abgabe eines Übernahmeangebots nach neuem Übernahmerecht unter Berücksichtigung des Regierungsentwurfs zum Übernahmerichtlinie-Umsetzungsgesetz", NZG 2006, 422
  • "Abhängigkeitsbericht und Nachteilsausgleich zwischen erfolgreicher Übernahme und Abschluss eines Beherrschungsvertrags", NZG 2005, 875
  • "Die Rechte von Bezugsrechtsinhabern beim Squeeze-out im Vergleich zu den Rechten der Minderheitsaktionäre", Der Konzern 2004, 309
  • "Die Haftung des Vorstands und Aufsichtsrats für eine fehlerhafte Stellungnahme gemäß § 27 I WpÜG", NZG 2004, 448
  • "Ein Plädoyer für Tracking Stocks", BB 2002, 1157
  • "Die Veruntreuung nach § 246 Abs. 2 StGB nach dem 6. Strafrechtsreformgesetz 1998", wistra 1999, 206
  • "Beweislastverteilung unter Berücksichtigung des Effizienzkriteriums" (2003)

MISCELLANEOUS

Lecturer at various conferences/seminars on corporate law issues

LANGUAGES

  • German
  • English
  • Spanish

Lawyers

SEARCH

LOCATIONS

RESET

6

MANNHEIM

7

FRANKFURT

COMPETENCES

RESET

11

CORPORATE & GROUP LAW

9

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

2

TAX

12

COMPLIANCE

13

CAPITAL MARKETS

14

ANTITRUST

15

LITIGATION & ARBITRATION

3

LABOUR LAW

10

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY / IT

16

PRIVATE CLIENTS

17

PUBLIC & ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

18

REAL ESTATE

19

RESTRUCTURING

50

BANKING & FINANCE